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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Preview: A new 2011 paintjob for the Maverick REV-6.. we got one!

District 9 eat your heart out: Nerf Maverick in new colours

We updated you a few weeks ago on a rumoured new 2011 paint scheme for the tried and true N-Strike iconic Maverick REV-6. Well, we got one today, and I have to admit, while I feel the Maverick is getting on a lil', it's still a pretty decent looking blaster.. ESPECIALLY in these colours. Big fan. Not much else I can really say about it as other than the aesthetics it's pretty much another Maverick for you to add to your Blue, Yellow, Clear and Sonic series arsenal...so we'll just pump out some photos for you:)

It DOES look very cool admittedly.

It is a different feeling plastic to the traditional yellow Mavericks; it feels a little smoother and a tad more brittle. The orange is actually quite a dark orange (the flash from the camera makes it look more gold) and the white is what car manufacturers would call 'Arctic'- ie with a very slight blue/grey tint to it but essentially it's white.

Here are a few photos taken with my phone with no flash so the quality isn't as good, but at least the orange is a bit more 'true' to life.

Older style N-Strike logo as we mentioned previously

Paint job looks similar to, but NOT the Dart Tag logo

A different view.

As always, while we managed to get one, we have NO idea when they're coming out, or WHY there is a new colour palette in the first place. You'd think it'd be strange to JUST release one new colour palette for ONE blaster and leave it as that so I'd be hoping we'll not see the end of this white/orange/grey.. It'd be very cool if other blasters in the N-Strike range came out in this scheme (I'm thinking Raider, AT and Stampede? now THAT would be sweet) , but then there are those out there who are a lil sick of mere repaints and want some more substantial releases.

It'd be cool to see Nerf come out with a "new and improved" Maverick. Perhaps this paint job will accompany a new Maverick 2.0. Maybe the new Maverick could have the tactical rail moved and have room for barrel extensions and stocks. It'd be awesome.

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